Elkhart County

HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE

A household is defined as one or more people living in a residence. A family is more than one person living together, either married or of the same bloodline. The head of a household is one of the people who owns or rents the residence and was indicated first on the Census questionnaire.

The tendency for people to marry at an older age and the number of married people getting divorced may have contributed to the overall drop in married couples. Also, it may more culturally acceptable for people to not get married at all or to have non-traditional relationships.

Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 56,713 100.00% 66,154 100.00%
Married Couple 34,802 61.37% 37,573 56.80%
With Children* 17,031 30.03% 17,592 26.59%
Without Children* 17,771 31.33% 19,981 30.20%
Female Householder, no spouse 5,172 9.12% 6,955 10.51%
With Children* 3,250 5.73% 4,636 7.01%
Without Children* 1,922 3.39% 2,319 3.51%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,777 3.13% 3,131 4.73%
With Children* 995 1.75% 1,839 2.78%
Without Children* 782 1.38% 1,292 1.95%
Non-Family Households 14,962 26.38% 18,495 27.96%
Living Alone 12,268 21.63% 14,938 22.58%
Two or More Persons 2,694 4.75% 3,557 5.38%

*In this table, children are people under age 18.

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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